JMP Alter (path incorrect)

Question

Hello,

I have an issue with JMP v15. When I open my project I have the following error saying that the path is invalid (see screenshot, I am sorry, but I have to hide the complete path). But the curious thing is that path in the error message is not the path where I saved my project. All my plots are missing.

How can I resolve the error?

Thank you very much and have a nice day,

Jean

aaron_andersen · Answer

@PersuasionCamel did you ever get this figured out?

If you're using JMP 15, you won't have the project contents window (B in Craige's diagram--thanks @Craige_Hales!), as the ability to save your data tables and other files inside of the project file was introduced in JMP 16.

In JMP 15 projects, all the files opened by a project live somewhere on disk, and JMP saves the path to each file with the project.

It definitely sounds like the data table in question was moved or deleted after the project was saved, and that's why it can't be found. Does that seem like something that could have happened?

Craige_Hales · Answer

Here's what I think you are describing. This is JMP 17, I think 16 is similar and 15 is a bit different...

A and B are different.

When you open an existing file from disk (not talking about the B content yet), it appears in the A (workspace) panel. When you close the project, the project remembers what tabs are open in the workspace. When the project re-opens, JMP tries to re-open the tabs. In the picture I deleted test3.jmp from the desktop before re-opening and got a similar message.

If you drag/drop an opened file from A into B (contents) then JMP makes a copy of the file and keeps it in the project when the project is saved. If you then open the file from B, it looks just like the original, and you have to be careful to make sure you are working with the proper copy of the file (original from disk or copy in project contents.) If the content copy is open (appears in the workspace and has a tab) when the project is closed, it will be re-opened.

The A workspace shows open files that may or may not be kept in the project's contents. The B contents shows files that are kept with the project (which is actually a zip file with a jmpproj extension.) The B content files are extracted as needed when the project is re-opened, using a $jmpproj (approximate name) directory on your temporary folder.

I believe you are not using the project contents. I believe you are using the remembered files in the workspace to re-open files from disk. I believe you deleted/moved/renamed "Data - 25mg.jmp".

If that doesn't seem right, add some details.

@aaron_andersen

PersuasionCamel · Answer

It ends with a "Data - 25mg.jmp" file. Yes the project is opened, but the 25mg plot are missing.